conj 1) because, therefore, because that, on account of prep 2) because of, on account of 3) why (with interrogative pron)
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H3282 — יַעַן
ya.an · because · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 22:16 · יַ֚עַןand said, “I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,Leviticus 26:43 · יַ֣עַן · וּבְיַ֔עַןThe land also will be left by them, and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them: and they will accept the punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they rejected my ordinances, and their soul abhorred my statutes.Numbers 11:20 · יַ֗עַןbut a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it is loathsome to you; because that you have rejected Yahweh who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?”’”Numbers 20:12 · יַ֚עַןYahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn’t believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”Deuteronomy 1:36 · יַ֕עַןexcept Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he has trodden on, and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh.”Joshua 14:14 · יַ֚עַןTherefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day; because he wholly followed Yahweh, the God of Israel.Judges 2:20 · יַעַן֩The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not listened to my voice;1 Samuel 15:23 · יַ֗עַןFor rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king.”1 Samuel 30:22 · יַ֚עַןThen all the wicked men and base fellows, of those who went with David, answered and said, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.”1 Kings 3:11 · יַעַן֩God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;1 Kings 8:18 · יַ֗עַןBut Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.1 Kings 11:11 · יַ֚עַןTherefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.1 Kings 11:33 · יַ֣עַן׀because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.1 Kings 13:21 · יַ֗עַןand he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have been disobedient to the mouth of Yahweh, and have not kept the commandment which Yahweh your God commanded you,1 Kings 14:7 · יַ֛עַןGo, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: “Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,1 Kings 14:13 · יַ֣עַןAll Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.1 Kings 14:15 · יַ֗עַןFor Yahweh will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking Yahweh to anger.1 Kings 16:2 · יַ֗עַן“Because I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;1 Kings 20:28 · יַ֠עַןA man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys;” therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.’”1 Kings 20:36 · יַ֚עַןThen he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall kill you.” As soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and killed him.1 Kings 20:42 · יַ֛עַןHe said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’”1 Kings 21:20 · יַ֚עַןAhab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh.1 Kings 21:29 · יַ֜עַן“See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son’s days will I bring the evil on his house.”2 Kings 1:16 · יַ֜עַןHe said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.’”2 Kings 10:30 · יַ֤עַןYahweh said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.”2 Kings 19:28 · יַ֚עַןBecause of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.”2 Kings 21:11 · יַעַן֩“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols;2 Kings 21:15 · יַ֗עַןbecause they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even to this day.’”2 Kings 22:19 · יַ֠עַןbecause your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,’ says Yahweh.2 Chronicles 1:11 · יַ֣עַןGod said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:2 Chronicles 6:8 · יַ֗עַןBut Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:2 Chronicles 34:27 · יַ֠עַןbecause your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.Psalm 109:16 · יַ֗עַןbecause he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.Proverbs 1:24 · יַ֣עַןBecause I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;Isaiah 3:16 · יַ֚עַןMoreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;Isaiah 7:5 · יַ֗עַןBecause Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,Isaiah 8:6 · יַ֗עַן“Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;Isaiah 29:13 · יַ֚עַןThe Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;Isaiah 30:12 · יַ֥עַןTherefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, “Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely on it;Isaiah 37:29 · יַ֚עַןBecause of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.Isaiah 61:1 · יַ֡עַןThe Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;Isaiah 65:12 · יַ֤עַןI will destine you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn’t answer; when I spoke, you didn’t listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”Isaiah 66:4 · יַ֤עַןI also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears on them; because when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they didn’t listen; but they did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”Jeremiah 5:14 · יַ֚עַןTherefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, “Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.Jeremiah 7:13 · יַ֧עַןNow, because you have done all these works, says Yahweh, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn’t hear; and I called you, but you didn’t answer:Jeremiah 19:4 · יַ֣עַן׀Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it to other gods, that they didn’t know, they and their fathers and the kings of Judah; and have filled this place with the blood of innocents,Jeremiah 23:38 · יַ֧עַןBut if you say, The burden of Yahweh; therefore thus says Yahweh: Because you say this word, The burden of Yahweh, and I have sent to you, saying, You shall not say, The burden of Yahweh;Jeremiah 25:8 · יַ֕עַןTherefore thus says Yahweh of Armies: Because you have not heard my words,Jeremiah 29:23 · יַ֡עַןbecause they have worked folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I didn’t command them; and I am he who knows, and am witness, says Yahweh.Jeremiah 29:25 · יַ֡עַןThus speaks Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, saying, Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,Jeremiah 29:31 · יַ֡עַןSend to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus says Yahweh concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I didn’t send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie;Jeremiah 35:17 · יַ֣עַןtherefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.Jeremiah 35:18 · יַ֚עַןJeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you;Jeremiah 48:7 · יַ֣עַןFor, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also shall be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.Hosea 8:1 · יַ֚עַן“Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against my law.Amos 5:11 · יַ֣עַןForasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.Haggai 1:9 · יַ֣עַן · יַ֗עַן“You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says Yahweh of Armies, “Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.